one of the biggest shocks of my early childhood i had a friend named owen who was black and he came over to the house just like any other friend of mine would after he left my paternal grandmother in her s told me i better never bring a nigger over to her house again mind blown im in my s now cant stand that whole side of the family they look down on me because i have a degree seriously i think im too good for them goddam bunch of greasy redneck dirtbags theyre right i am too good for them and i knew it from a very early age